[Reader-list] South Asia Film Festival

[Purnima Mandal]

The Women's Studies Department, Committee on Lectures and Cultural Events,
and the Department of Art at Wellesley College, present

National Longings: A South Asian Lens into Women

Thurs, Nov 15th - Mon, Nov 19th 2001
at Collins Cinema, Wellesley College, MA 

A festival showcasing a variety of films and documentaries from
Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Nepal, India and Diaspora.  
All screenings are free and open to the public.

Please visit the festival website at http://amphetamine.elation.nu/nl

This Film Series is supported by:
Davis Museum and Cultural Centre, the Treves Fund, Cinema and Media
Studies, the Wellesley Association for South Asian Cultures (WASAC), and
the Wellesley Pakistani Student's Association (PSA)
Questions? contact: alakshmi at wellesley.edu; 781-283-4477

Schedule of the Film Festival

Thurs, Nov 15	
5 p.m.	- Opening reception					
6:00 p.m. -  Death on a Full Moon Day - Prasanna Vithanage - 89 min - Sri
Lanka	
7:30 p.m. - The Census - Robert Crusz	 - 26 min - Sri Lanka	
8:00 p.m. - In Between - Robert Crusz - 40 min - Sri Lanka	
8:45 p.m. - Q&A session with Filmmaker Robert Crusz		
		
Fri, Nov 16	
6:00 p.m. - India Cabaret - Mira Nair - 60 min - India	
7:15 p.m. - Saroja - Somaratne Dissanayake -110 min - Sri Lanka	
9:30 p.m. - Seven Hours to Burn - Shanti Thakur - 9 min - Diaspora	
9:45 p.m. - In Between - Robert Crusz - 40 min - Sri Lanka	
10:50 p.m. - Surviving Sabu - Ian Iqbal Rashid -15 min -England	

Sat, Nov 17	
11:30 a.m. - Summer in my Veins - Nish Saran - 26 min- USA	
12:00 p.m. - The Census - Robert Crusz - 26 min - Sri Lanka	
12:45 p.m. - Surviving Sabu - Ian Iqbal Rashid - 15 min- England	
1:15 p.m. - A Letter Home - Buboo Kakati - 6 min- Diaspora	
1:30 p.m. - This is My Moon - Asoka Handagama - 104 min- Sri Lanka	
4:00 p.m. - Three Women and a Camera - Sabeena Gadihoke - 56 min- India	
5:15 p.m. - The Children We Sacrifice - Grace Poore - 61 min- Sri Lanka	
6:30 p.m.  - Skin Deep - Reena Mohan - 83 min- India	
8:00 p.m. - 36 Chowringhee Lane - Aparna Sen - 122 min- India	
10:15 p.m. - Duhshomoy -Yasmin Kabir - 26 min- Bangladesh	

Sun, Nov 18	
11:30 a.m. - Lunch Reception 					
12:30 p.m. - Panel Discussion	 - 90 min	
2:10 p.m. - The Children We Sacrifice - Grace Poore - 61 min -Sri Lanka	
3: 15 p.m. - Q&A session with Filmmaker Grace Poore				
3:45 p.m. - Don't Ask Why - Sahiba Sumar  - 58 min - Pakistan	
5:00 p.m. - Duhshomoy - Yasmin Kabir - 26 min- Bangladesh	
5:45 p.m. - Seven Hours to Burn - Shanti Thakur - 9 min - Diaspora	
6:00 p.m. - Saroja - Somaratne Dissanayake -110 min  - Sri Lanka	
8:15 p.m. - The Terrorist - Santosh Sivan - 95 min - India	

Mon,  Nov 19	
6 p.m. - Voices of Dissent: A Dance of Passion - Noorkhan Bawa - 22 min -
Pakistan	
6:30 p.m. - Jibon - Altaf Mazid - 56 min - India	
7:30 p.m. - The Terrorist - Santosh Sivan - 95 min - India